A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream,
lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; – usually in
the plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor.

To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a
smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of.

Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as,
a narrow mind; narrow views.

Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part
of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a
tense condition of the pharynx; – distinguished from wide; as e (eve)
and / (f/d), etc., from i (ill) and / (f/t), etc. See Guide to
Pronunciation, / 13.

Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.

Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow
circumstances.

Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.

Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little
distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a
narrow hem.

Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient
space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; – with special reference to
some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow
majority.

Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.